Category Archives: Prevention

This report from the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine describes the causes and solutions to health inequities in the United States. This report focuses on what communities can do to promote health equity, what actions are needed by … Continue reading →

The Roundtable on Population Health Improvement of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine (formerly known as the Institute of Medicine) has published this workshop summary on measures for population health improvement. There is an overabundance of measures and indicators … Continue reading →

The Stanford Social Innovation Review and Grantmakers in Health have published this special supplement on health equity. Articles include discussions of the role of health philanthropy in addressing equity; the role of community organizers in advancing health equity; promoting health … Continue reading →

The California Accountable Communities for Health Initiative has released its Request for Proposals, with funding available for up to six Accountable Communities for Health in California. Funding for up to $250,000 is available for the first project year, with up to $300,000/year available … Continue reading →

This policy report from PolicyLink highlights the importance of a place-based perspective in building healthy communities. The framework described in this report provides a way to understand the relationship between community conditions and health, analyzes the connections among all of … Continue reading →

These issue briefs from the American Public Health Association describe how state health departments and public health professionals can participate in the development and implementation of state innovation models (SIMs) as part of the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. … Continue reading →

This resource guide from the American Public Health Association includes a series of fact sheets, issue briefs, and other resources that highlight policy issues in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that have implications for public health, and that identify opportunities and promote … Continue reading →

This is the final report submitted to the California Health and Human Services Agency from its work group on accountable communities for health (ACH), part of the design of California’s State Innovation Model (SIM). The work group was supported with … Continue reading →

This report from the John Snow Research and Training Institute (JSI) describes strategies for financial sustainability for accountable communities for health (ACH), proposed by California as part of its State Innovation Model (SIM). The report was funded by The California Endowment. … Continue reading →

This issue brief from ChangeLab describes the legal and practical issues in creating accountable communities for health (ACH), which were part of the proposed California State Innovation Model (SIM). The issue brief was funded by The California Endowment. The issue brief … Continue reading →